Men's Lives, 9th Edition
©2013 |Pearson | Out of print
Understanding the experiences of men in U.S. society
Edited by two of the field’s most prominent researchers, Men’s Lives, 9th edition, reflects on the question “What does it mean to be a man in contemporary U.S. society?”
Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader uses a social-constructionist view to examine how men construct masculinity within a social and historical context.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
This product is part of the following series. Click on a series title to see the full list of products in the series.
New Articles
Part I: Masculinities
Part II: Boyhood
Part III: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril
Part IV: Men and Work
Part V: Men and Health: Body and Mind
Part VI: Men in Relationships
Part VIII: Men in Families
Part IX: Masculinities in Religion
Part X: Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture
Part XI: Violence and Masculinities
Part XII: Men, Movements, and the Future
In this Section:
1) Brief Table of Contents
2) Full Table of Contents
1) Brief Table of Contents
Part 1: Masculinities
Part II: Boyhood Part III: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril
Part IV: Men and Work
Part V: Men and Health: Body and Mind
Part VI: Men in Relationships
Part VII: Male Sexualities
Part VIII: Men in Families
Part IX: Masculinities in Religion
Part X: Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture
Part XI: Violence and Masculinities
Part XII: Men, Movements and the Future
2) Full Table of Conents
Part 1: Masculinities
Editors’ Introduction
1. Martha McCaughey, “Cavemen Masculinity”
2. Paul Kivel, “The Be a Man Box”
3. Yen Le Espiritu, “All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History”
4. Jewel Woods: The Black Male Privilege Checklist
5. Edward Flores & Hernan Ramirez : “Latino Masculinities in the Post-9/11 Era”
Part II: Boyhood
Editors’ Introduction
6. Ellen Jordan, Angela Cowan, “Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renegotiating the Social Contract?”
7. Emily Kane, “No way my boys are going to be like that! Parents’ responses to children’s gender nonconformity”
8. C.J. Pascoe, “Guys are Just Homophobic”
9. Ann Ferguson, “Making a Name for Yourself: Transgressive Acts and Gender Performance”
10. Kimmel: “What About the Boys?”
Part III: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril
Editors’ Introduction
11. Michael Kimmel, “Guyland: Gendering the Transition to Adulthood”
12. Frank Harris “College Men’s Meanings of Masculinities”
13. Rocco L. Capraro, “Why College Men Drink: Alcohol, Adventure and the Paradox of Masculinity”
14. Greg Bortnichak, “The Starbucks Intervention”
Part IV: Men and Work
Editors’ Introduction
15. Christine L. Williams, “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the ‘Female’ Professions”
16. Adia Harvey Wingfield: Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Men’s Experiences with Women’s Work
17. Beth A. Quinn, “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: The Power and Meaning of ‘Girl Watching’”
18. Kristen Schilt, “Just one of the guys?: How transman make gender visible at work”
Part V: Men and Health: Body and Mind
Editors’ Introduction
19. Don Sabo, “Masculinities and Men’s Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention”
20. Katherine Slevin and Thomas Linneman, “Old Gay Men’s Bodies”
21. Gloria Steinem, “If Men Could Menstruate”
22. Shari L. Dworkin, “Masculinity, health, and human rights: A sociocultural framework
23. Tristan Bridges: “Gender Capital and Male Bodybuilders”
Part VI: Men in Relationships
Editors’ Introduction
24. Neill Korobov: “He’s Got no Game…”
25. Peter M. Nardi, “The Politics of Gay Men’s Friendships”
26. Peggy Giordano, Monica Longmore, and Wendy Manning, “Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys”
27. Kathleen Gerson: “Men’s Resistance to Equal Sharing”
Part VII: Male Sexualities
Editors’ Introduction
28. Michael A. Messner, “Becoming 100 Percent Straight”
29. M. Rochlin, “The Heterosexual Questionnaire”
30. Robert Jensen, “A Pornographic World”
31. Chong-suk Han, “The Don’t Want to Cruise your Type: Gay Men of Color and the Racial Politics of Exclusion”
32. Julia O’Connell Davidson, Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, “Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism”
Part VIII: Men in Families
Editors’ Introduction
33. Scott Coltrane, “Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions and Dilemmas”
34. Judith Stacey, “Cruising to Familyland: Gay Hypergamy and Rainbow Kinship”
35. Anne Shelton, Daphne John, “Ethnicity, Race, and Difference…”
36. Dana Berkowitz: “Can a Gay Man be a Housewife?
PART IX: Masculinities in Religion
Editors’ Introduction
37. Yasemin Besen and Gil Zicklin: “Young Men, Religion, and Attitudes Towards Homosexuality”
38. Leonard Swidler: “Jesus was a Feminist”
39. Sally K. Gallagher: “Godly Manhood Going Wild?: Transformation in Conservative Protestant Masculinity”
40. Michael Kimmel, “Judaism, Feminism and Masculinity”
Part X: Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture
Editors’ Introduction
41. Ron Weitzer and Charis Kubrin: “Misogyny in Rap Music”
42. Kathy Sandford and Leanna Madill: “Resistance through Video Game Play: It’s a Boy Thing”
43. Gillam and Wooden: “Post-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar”
44. Michael Messner and Jeffrey Montez de Oca: “The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Events”
Part XI: Violence and Masculinities
Editors’ Introduction
45. Michael Kaufman: The Seven P’s of Men’s Violence
46. Nick T. Pappas, Patrick C. McKenry, Beth Skilken Catlett, “Athlete Aggression on the Rink and off the Ice: Athlete Violence and Aggression in Hockey and Interpersonal Relationships”
47. Tim Beneke, “Men on Rape”
48. Cynthia Enloe, “Wielding Masculinity inside Abu Ghraib”
49. Edward Heisler and Michael Firmin, “Male Commitment to Gender Equity and Antiviolence: A National College Study”
Part XII: Men, Movements and the Future
Editors’ Introduction
50. R.W. Connell, “Change Among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities and Gender Equality in the Global Arena”
51. United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-eighty session 1-12 March 2004 “The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality”
52. Erin Casey and Tyler Smith: “How Can I not…”
53. Jackson Katz, “More than a few good men”
MyTest Test Bank for Men's Lives, 9th Edition
Kimmel & Messner
©2013
Format | Website | |
ISBN-13: | 9780205096459 | |
Availability |
Live
|
Instructors Manual and Test Bank (Download Only) for Men's Lives, 9th Edition
Kimmel & Messner
©2013
Download IMTB (0.9MB)
PowerPoint Presentation (Download Only) for Men's Lives, 9th Edition
Kimmel & Messner
©2013
Allyn & Bacon Sexuality and Gender Website (Open access)
Pearson Education
©2004
Format | Website | |
ISBN-13: | 9780205405886 | |
Availability |
Live
|
Breaking the Ice: A Guide to Understanding People from Other Cultures, 3rd Edition
Kabagarama
©2004
 | 112 pp
What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism
Stern
©2007
 | 80 pp
What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills
Pearson Education
©2007
 | 112 pp
What Every Student Should Know About Procrastination
Hoffman
©2008
 | 64 pp
Thinking Sociologically: A Critical Thinking Activities Manual (Valuepack item only), 2nd Edition
Ruggiero
©1999
 | 89 pp
What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with APA Documentation: Updated for APA Sixth Edition, 2nd Edition
Anderson, Carrell & Widdifield
©2010
 | 80 pp
What Every Student Should Know About Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
Cox
©2007
 | 96 pp
Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002
 | 128 pp
Pearson offers special pricing when you package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students, contact your Pearson rep.
Michael S. Kimmel is Professor of Sociology at SUNY at Stony Brook. He is the author of Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (HarperCollins, 2008) which was featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America and featured on over one hundred radio and newspaper and blog reviews. His other books include Changing Men (1987), Men’s Lives(8th edition, 2009) Against the Tide: Profeminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (1992), The Politics of Manhood (1996), Manhood: A Cultural History (1996, 10th anniversary second edition, 2006), and The Gendered Society (3rd edition, 2008). He co-edited The Encyclopedia on Men and Masculinities (2004) and Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities (2004). He is the founder and editor of Men and Masculinities, the field’s premier scholarly journal, a book series on Gender and Sexuality at New York University Press, and edited the Sage Series on Men and Masculinities. He lectures extensively in corporations and on campuses in the U.S. and abroad. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, Amy Aronson, and their 10 year old son, Zachary.
We're sorry! We don't recognize your username or password. Please try again.
The work is protected by local and international copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning.
You have successfully signed out and will be required to sign back in should you need to download more resources.